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their exact position, before the skin is perfectly 
dry. 
LizARDs, alligators, frogs, &c. may be treat- 
ed in the same manner. When the operation 
is completed, the skin should be rolled up, 
and packed securely in paper, and afterwards 
sewed up in canvass. 
THE spine of a common sized serpent may 
be easily broken with a sharp blow from a 
stick; after which, I have witnessed them ve- 
ry vicious, boldly attacking and biting whate- 
ver was opposed to them. 
I oncE drew a rattle-snake to a hog, which 
devonred it, notwithstanding its bite. 
Very large serpents, such as are twenty or 
thirty feet long, are formidable beyond any 
